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Chitradurga: Villagers refuse to pay power bill citing Cong’s free power promise


Mangalore Today News Network

Chitradurga, May 15, 2023: A video of villagers refusing to pay electricity bill citing Congress manifesto, which had promised free power to voters has gone viral on social media networking sites.

Siddarapura Gram panchayat representative Gopi went to Jaalikatte village in the taluk to collect electricity fare from the villagers on Monday. A group of villagers told him that they would not pay it as Congress had promised free power for people if the party was voted to power.



Now it has come to power in the state.But the representative asked them to pay the bill till the government issues an order in this regard.

Arguing with him, the villagers asked him to talk to the Congress party about the order." We will not pay the bill from this month." Bescom Assistant Executive Engineer (Rural) Kiran Reddy confirmed it and said people will have to pay the bill if the order is issued from the government.


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